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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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Of course not. That's a fake binary. Both, please.
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If you're going shopping in a new store, it sure would be handy if you knew where everything was. You don't though. You may have to...
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I'm sure you would rather ditch it, because it seems to be at best a lower priority for you than for others around here. We all seem to...
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Sometimes a game's design just moves in a direction you don't want to follow. See D&D 5.5.
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I don't follow. The points are 1) If the DM is running a fixed world you get access to new possibilities in gameplay; 2) you can't know...
May 7, 2025
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i think that if you agree to sit down to play a game, roleplaying, simulationist or narrative, if part of the core character builder is...
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This sounds like the dreaded 100% realism straw man once again. It's all or nothing for that guy.
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Does the reason why the GM makes the decisions they do matter in this to you at all? Because it's pretty important to me.
May 7, 2025
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But you are holding them to a standard of realism they have told you they aren't interested in. And even if they were, there is nothing...
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I think you're coming on a little strong. How many people even used that maneuver, making it relevant to their play? And how often was...
May 7, 2025
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Like I said, you're welcome to disagree. You and others certainly do. For me, the in-fiction reasons why things happen inform the...
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I'm very sorry about your kitty. But don't forget: Burning Wheel not only causes your character to feel afraid based on an on-the-fly...
May 7, 2025
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I think it is healthier to believe that you can control your own emotions and reactions than to believe your emotions control you. I...
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Yes, it is subjective. You said it is not happening "because realism". But it is. The fact that it doesn't add to your feeling of...
May 7, 2025
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There's nothing arbitrary about the divide: one is about one's learned abilities and the other is about one's state of mind--emotions...
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